Cytora kakano
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| Cytora kakano | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Pupinidae |
| Genus: | Cytora |
| Species: | C. kakano |
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| Cytora kakano Marshall & Barker, 2007 | |
Cytora kakano is a species of land snail that is endemic to New Zealand.
The shell grows up to a height of 3.95 millimetres (0.156 in), with a height larger than width and a height/width ratio of 1.26–1.30. It has a "reddish brown" colour.[1]
Range
It is found in the northwestern South Island.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the Māori word for seed.[1]
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